2017 News
Lanes Group plc has won a contract to provide facilities maintenance services for the London Underground. The five-year contract, with an option for a three-year extension, is the third maintenance contract awarded by Transport for London (TfL) to Lanes Group in four months. The contract covers all building maintenance work along underground lines, as well…
Water jetting and vacuuming technology supplied by Lanes Group has been used to help build a structure that will define high-tech – the new physics building at Oxford University. The new Beecroft Building will be home to some of the world’s leading scientists doing cutting edge research. Lanes was commissioned by principal contractor Laing O’Rourke…
Teams and individuals working for Lanes Group across the UK have raised over £6,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The money has been collected over 12 months for Macmillan which was selected by staff as the Lanes company charity for the year. In total, the amount raised by staff fundraising activities was £6,575.26. Thanks to a…
Lanes Group has contributed to renovation work that is allowing tourists to stay at Britain’s most isolated railway station, in a project that has now won a national heritage conservation award. A team of drainage engineers spent two weeks installing a septic tank and drainage pipes as part of the project to turn the former…
Deteriorating drainage systems in blocks of flats can be a prime cause for damp, and a major facilities management headache if blocked or damaged pipes are hard to reach. Drainage engineers from Lanes Group’s Chester depot demonstrated that the company’s remote access repair systems are at the forefront of providing the answer to these challenges….
Health and safety across the depot network operated by drainage specialist Lanes Group plc is being “transformed” by a new digital phone app. Directors, managers, and supervisors can use the SHE app 24 hours a day to access health and safety information, record inspection data, and report events. Benefits have included increased health and safety…
Lanes Group Commercial Director Scott Norris has been selected to be a supervising marshal for the Tour de Yorkshire. He has already acted as a volunteer race marshal for the Tour of Britain, during two stages of the race held last year and two stages of the race held in 2015. Now, he has gone…
In the pink with a green car, Regional Manager Stevie Fairbairn, left, hands over the BMW i3 to Operations Supervisor Andy McCormack. Lanes Group plc has taken delivery of its first electric car to support its strategy of delivering sustainable utility wastewater and drainage services. It now has a BMW i3 to support its front-line…